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When China began to invest heavily in the modernization of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the 1990s, one area to which the country’s ground forces attached high priority was anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs). ATGMs were considered a cost-effective way of engaging the vast and more advanced armored units it might face in a potential war. It seems that China is now trying to show its strength in anti-tank missile technology. According to state-owned Global Times, the PLA has reportedly deployed a new sort of vehicle-mounted ATGMs capable of targeting enemy tanks “from above”, meaning at higher heights, causing more...
